11 years is a very long time for anything web-based. That's why it's with a great deal of sadness that I announce the Smells Like Sour (SLS) franchise has died a natural death. SLS was a "hypothetical" collection of new tunes that we "released" twice a calendar year. All editions

I'm submitting a song for SLS23 consideration.  I'm submitting "Gold Guns Girls" by Metric. Another great single from Fantasies...

I'm submitting a song for SLS23 consideration.  I'm submitting "Saint Veronika" by Billy Talent. I'm a sucker for this band, and I really don't care that you hate them.

I'm submitting a song for SLS23 consideration.  I'm submitting "Brothersport" by Animal Collective. This isn't just a great song, it's a fantastic video.  I dare you not to love this.

I came very close to ending SLS at #21.  2009 has seemed like a abnormally weak year for music.  I read the "too cool for school" blogs, sampled Merriweather Post Pavilion and other such "it" albums, and was left underwhelmed.  Every other year of this decade produced an album that

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Wheels" by Foo Fighters. I've been hearing "Wheels" all over the place for months.  I'd hear it, I'd think "that's not a bad tune", and then I'd forget about it. Today I heard "Wheels" and thought "why the hell haven't I

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "My Love Was There" by The Junction. When I first heard about The Junction, I assumed they were from the neighbourhood of that same name in west Toronto.  You know, the neighbourhood the New York Times calls "hip". In actuality, they're

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Don't Haunt This Place" by The Rural Alberta Advantage. Brian turned me on to this tune and I totally dig it.  This is precisely the kind of tunage we should be hearing on CFNY / Edge 102.1.  It's new rock, it's

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Heads Will Roll" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This will be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' fifth song on SLS, following "Maps", "Gold Lion", "Phenomenon" and "Zero".  "Maps", btw, still makes it onto just about every iPod playlist I make.

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "New Fang" by Them Crooked Vultures. Let's see... singing this song is some guy named Josh Homme.  The bassist and keyboardist is a guy named John Paul Jones.  And on drums?  Some dude named Dave Grohl. Did that get your attention?

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "1901" by Phoenix. I friggin' love this song.  In fact, the entire Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album it comes from is stellar. If you're digging this tune like I am, download the MP3.

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Sick Muse" by Metric. "Sick Muse" would be Metric's 7th song to make it onto an edition of SLS.  I like this tune, and because Metric gets it, I'm able to embed a high quality version of the official video without

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Meet Me On The Equinox" by Death Cab For Cutie. DCFC wrote this song for New Moon, the second fim in the Twilight series.  I won't hold that against them. Sure that means DCFC is about to get discovered by every

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" by Weezer. Back in the day, I was a much bigger Weezer fan than I am today.  I still like 'em, but I no longer need to see them

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Substitution" by Silversun Pickups. Dangerbird Records gets it.  Not only do they make their bands' music videos available on YouTube in HD, but they actually allow folks like me to embed it onto our sites. Dangerbird Records, an independent record company

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Check My Brain" by Alice in Chains. I'm a big Alice in Chains fan.  I once tried to rank my ten favourite bands of all-time and Alice in Chains came in at #5.  When I assembled my 20 desert island albums,

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Anti-Venom" by Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. I must confess, I play Questamation all the time and I play it very, very loud.  I play it and Welding the C:/ as a combo.  A delicious Parkdale combo.

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Devil On My Shoulder" by Billy Talent. I heard this live last June and immediately liked it.  You either like Billy Talent or you don't.  I do.

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Notion" by Kings of Leon. Kings of Leon are an interesting example of a band "breaking out" with their fourth studio album.  Few of us could have named a single KOL song prior to the release of Only by the Night,

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "The Ballad of Hugo Chavez" by Arkells. It's not as good as Oh, The Boss is Coming! (a song that begs and gets a sing-along with every spin) but it's a solid single from a band we all want to like.

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Young Cardinals" by Alexisonfire. I meant to submit this new single from Alexisonfire after Edgefest, but I totally forgot. I think this is a solid single from this St. Catherines band.  It's a nice blend of their hard rock with a

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Crying Lightning" by Arctic Monkeys. Mississauga Mike wrote me about this new single from the Arctic Monkeys new album Humbug, due out August 25.  "It certainly grew on me and you can smell the Josh Homme (QOTSA) production on it, check

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration.  I'm submitting "Treat Me Like Your Mother" by The Dead Weather. The Dead Weather is a supergroup.  It's comprised of vocalist Alison Mosshart (of The Kills), drummer and vocalist Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), guitarist Dean Fertita (of Queens